A survey of the sedation practice of Portuguese palliative care teams

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 3123-3127

  Gonçalves, Ferraz ^a   Cordero, Aida ^b   Almeida, Ana ^a   Cruz, Arlindo ^c   Rocha, Céu ^c   Feio, Madalena ^d   Silva, Paula ^a   Barbas, Salomé ^b   Neves, Sandra ^d  

^a PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

^b Hospital de Santa Luzia   (Portugal)

^c Horizonte Family Health Unit   (Portugal)

^d INSTITUTO PORTUGUÊS DE ONCOLOGIA DE LISBOA FRANCISCO GENTIL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Palliative care; Portuguese; Sedation practice

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; AGED; BLEEDING; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL; DELIRIUM; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEDATION; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DEEP SEDATION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MIDAZOLAM; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PORTUGAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868499015     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1442-7     Document Type: Review

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